Monday, March 6, 2017

Aboard The Bergen Railway @ Norway

The seven-hour train trip from Oslo to Bergen is hailed as one of the world's most scenic, & it lives up to that reputation - the view outside the window evolves steadily & engagingly, from the city landscape to a terrain of mountain plateaus, wide-open plains & icy lakes characterised as 'Norway in a nutshell.' The food aboard is pleasant too, with a focus on local produce - a salad of chicken from the Horpestad farm, beans & lentils, & bacalao made with Norwegian fish stock from the Dybvik family.

Suituapui: 1973 - that's the dark ages of public transport! ;) I'm not sure I've ever taken a real ktm ride along the peninsula before - I've taken night coaches before, but I actually don't find sleeping on train seats to be comfortable, heh ;)

Actually the better option is to go on Norway in a Nutshell, couple of hours by train, steam train, boat, bus and then train again. A much better mix of scenery and experience (provided if you don't have too much luggage to carry). Best Norwegian hotdogs (wrapped in bacon) and waffles on my train ride there.

I had chills looking at these because I have been on it too. I love the ride on the NSB train and I am missing every moment of it. Rode it to Bergen too. What an enjoyable breathtaking journey and I was awake 90% of the time! :D